PIONEER TRAIL
Seventies Hall
This building housed a large hall on each of its two floors. One floor, with a podium and pews, was used for worship services and political meetings. It also housed a library, a museum, and a doctor’s office. The other floor was used for school classes, lectures, and a painting studio. Today it hosts a display of artifacts found at various excavations in Nauvoo.
Webb Wainwright and Blacksmith shop
​A blacksmith played a crucial role in any frontier town, and the Webb brothers had a successful business in Nauvoo. But during the winter of 1845-46, normal business was replaced by efforts to help outfit hundreds of Latter-day Saint families preparing to flee religious persecution and leave Nauvoo. Come inside to learn more.
Brigham and Mary Ann Young home
This is the original home built by Brigham Young in 1843. It was restored in the 1970s and opened for public tours. Come in and learn more about Brigham and his family.
Visitors are encouraged to take time to read the plaques along the section of Parley Street now designated as the “Trail of Hope” which begins adjacent to the Seventies Hall. As you read, imagine the bitter cold weather of 1846 and Parley Street lined with families and wagons carrying all their belongings. They had hope, faith, and courage as they sought to follow God’s commandments.
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Click the sign to read the inscriptions on each of the plaques
Trail of Hope
Pioneer Memorial & Exodus to Greatness
This bronze statue depicts Joseph Smith standing with Brigham Young on the banks of the Mississippi River. Joseph holds out a hand to direct Brigham’s gaze to the Rocky Mountains, which Joseph had seen in vision. It is a powerful visual symbol of the transfer of leadership from one prophet to another.